From the violent binary construct of gender * / **
Antke Engel
Translated from German by E. Curtis Hinkle
Historically, the intersexed, people whose sex can not be clearly defined as male or female, trying to educate the public about their experiences with cultural taboos, standardization and mandatory practice Medical violent. Until the 20th century, i they were classified as hermaphrodites es. The so-called medical progress has not only pathologized-es, but in addition it has medicalized their existence. Currently, they have invented a new term, that of "intersex" as a political category, often after having lived for years in one sex that had been assigned strength.
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